I was super excited when I found out this was a real book!
It's a fun read for anyone who is a fan of the show and I think it's a pretty decent Romance novel in general. My only criticism is the "narrator" bits dotted throughout. Obviously the narrator in the show is one of the funniest and smartest aspects, but in the book the parts just seem unnecessary interruptions. Luckily, they are separate paragraphs and in italic so I just started skipping them.
The story works really well in the context of a book and the historical twist is quite funny at times...like when Josephine goes with her friends to hear a reading of Jane Austen. The names are fun to read if you've watched the show.
I was always a fan of Jane and Rafael so obviously this book doesn't have me jumping for joy, but the ending is sweet and the acknowledgement at the end will bring a tear to any fan's eye.